New Frontiers in Atrial Fibrillation 2nd Course 2010 * Medtronic Ablation Frontiers,LLC. * Atrial Fibrillation * Ablation Therapy * United States & International

Meetings & Conventions

New Frontiers


New Frontiers in Atrial Fibrillation: 2nd Course


The Faculty Includes:

HOST: Cardiovascular Center Zurich, The EP Team of Klinik Im Park

Faculty:

  • Chistian Binggeli, Klinik Im park (Zurich, CH)
  • Lam Dang, Klinik Im park (Zurich, CH)
  • Carina Blomström-Lundqvist, Akademiska Sjukhuset (Uppsala, SE)
  • Lucas Boersma, St. Antonius Hospital (Nieuwegein, NL)
  • Serge Boveda, Clinique Pasteur (Toulouse, FR)
  • Reto Candinas, Klinik Im park (Zurich, CH)
  • Thomas Deneke, Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein GmhH (Koln, DE)
  • Firat Duru, University Hospital of Zurich (Zurich, CH)
  • Meleze Hocini, Hôpital Haut l’Eveque (Bordeaux, FR)
  • Greg Michaud, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, USA)
  • Stephen Murray, Freeman Hospital (Newcastle, UK)
  • Stefano Nardi, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria (Terni, IT)
  • Marco Scaglione, Ospedale Cardinal Massaia (Asti, IT)
  • Christoph Scharf, Klinik Im park (Zurich, CH)
  • Peter Steen Hansen, HjerteCenter (Varde, DK)
  • Randy Werneth, Medtronic (Minneapolis, USA)

Topics:

  • Treating paroxysmal AF Mapping and Ablating with the Same Catheter
  • Paroxysmal AF Clinical Results
  • The Practice of Persistent AF Ablation
  • Persistent AF Clinical Results

Agenda:

Paroxysmal AF: How does the Phased RF Technology Work?
Chairmen: Dr Nardi (IT) – Dr Binggeli (CH)

Technology Overview GENius™ and PVAC®: One Single Catheter to Map, Ablate and Pace
Randy Werneth (USA)

Best Clinical Practices: Lessons Learned with Phased RF Technology on PAF Ablation, is the Vein Isolated?
Dr Steen Hansen (DK)

Live Case 1: Paroxysmal AF Patient Treated with PVAC
Dr Boersma (NL) – Pr Candinas (CH)
Lam Dang PhD
Moderator: Dr Scharf (CH)

Paroxysmal AF Clinical Results using PVAC and Future:
Chairmen: Dr Boveda (F) - Dr Binggeli (CH)
Pr Blomström-Lundqvist (SE)

Long Term Clinical Results on Paroxysmal AF Ablation
Dr Deneke (G)

What’s Coming Next on GENius and PVAC
Dr Boveda (F)

Persistent AF: Strategies for Duty-Cycled RF
Chairmen: Dr Boersma (NL) – Dr Duru (CH)

Start of the Live Case: Isolation of the Pulmonary Veins of the Persistent AF Patient

What is the Approach of CFAE Ablation with the Duty-Cycled phased RF Technology
Dr Murray (UK)

Live Case 2: Persistent AF Patient Treated with PVAC, MASC® and MAAC®
Dr Hocini (FR)
Dr Scharf (CH) - Lam Dang PhD (CH)
Moderator: Dr Michaud (USA)

Persistent AF Clinical Results and Future
Chairmen: Dr Scaglione (IT) - Dr Boersma (NL)

Long Term Clinical Results on Persistent AF Ablation
Dr Boersma (NL)

The Future Options of Electrodes and Mapping
Lam Dang PhD (CH) - Dr Scharf (CH)